Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

altruist

 

someone who is concerned about and works for the welfare of others

 

If unselfishness is the yardstick of happiness, then altruists are among the happiest people.

 

Related English words: altruism (unselfish devotion to the welfare of others), altruistic

 

Latin root word: alter, altera, alterum - the other (of two), second

 

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